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Hamilton Spectator
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Lemon goes the distance for annual kids-helping-kids fundraiser
As the old saying goes, when life gives you a lemon, you could make lemonade — or, toss it a kilometre, like the local students at the Niagara-on-the-Lake outlet mall did on Thursday. The annual Lemon Twist brought together grades 4 and 5 students on Thursday from the Niagara Catholic District School Board and the District School Board of Niagara at the Outlet Collection at Niagara, to form a giant circle and relay a lemon hand to hand, aiming to cover one kilometre. Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa attended and made the third toss of the day, sending a lemon on a 14-minute and 32-second journey. There were extra lemons on standby — and good thing, because the kids were tossing the lemon with such gusto, they nearly made lemonade out of it then and there. The stunt served a dual purpose: Generating buzz for the fourth annual lemonade stand fundraiser for the Family and Children's Services Niagara Foundation on June 7 and setting an unofficial world record — ahead of a planned world record attempt. 'It's such an important fundraiser for us,' said Brett Sweeney, FACS Niagara's communications director. 'Being able to send kids to summer camp is a luxury that some families just can't manage.' Sweeney said many families are facing difficult circumstances, made even harder by today's rising cost of living, which means discretionary spending, like summer camp, just isn't possible for everyone. 'We're providing equitable opportunities for all kids to enjoy summer camp and have those experiences that make childhood truly magical,' he said. The relay was also a test run for a potential Guinness World Record attempt next May. Since no official record exists for a lemon being tossed a kilometre by hand, the foundation hopes to set one. 'This is an opportunity for us to establish and set a world record,' said Sweeney. 'We're in some discussions with Guinness.' 'This year, this is our trial run.' The lemonade stands, or Mountainview LemonAID Day, is a 'kids helping kids' fundraiser where children across Niagara set up lemonade stands to raise money to send kids supported by Family and Children's Services Niagara to summer camp. There were 100 stands available, with more than 60 already claimed. 'We encourage people to register as soon as possible,' said Sweeney. Because of sponsor Mountainview Homes, students can register for free and get a free kit with everything they need to serve up smiles. Each kit will include cups, pitchers, shirts, hats and lemonade concentrate — courtesy of Tim Hortons, which also supplies the stand itself. Last year, the fundraiser helped raise enough money to send more than 400 kids supported by Family and Children's Services to summer camp, covering more than 600 weeks of camp. Registration is open at . paigeseburn@
CBC
24-05-2025
- General
- CBC
Easy, peasy! Kids squeeze lemons to promote LemonAID Day
Lemon Twist was an event held by the Family and Children's Services Foundation on Wednesday to promote their annual LemonAID day on June 7. Children were invited to juice lemons and win prizes. The foundation's executive director Jill Stoddart says LemonAID will benefit the work they do, including sending children to camps throughout Waterloo region this summer. CBC K-W reporter Cameron Mahler took in the action.
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dolly Parton gives guests a sneak peak of Dollywood's 40th anniversary season
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Dollywood is opening for it's 40th anniversary season on Saturday, with the park, and Dolly Parton herself, giving season passholders a first peak at the exciting additions to the park this year. Dolly Parton is slated to host an event opening the park at 11 a.m. Friday. That event will be livestreamed in this story. New Ober Mountain upgrades allow for longer snow sports season in 2025 Ahead of the 2025 season, the park shared that it has been wrapping up several major developments in Dollywood's parks and resorts. Company president Eugene Naughton told 6 News they are still hoping to hold onto traditions. One of the upgrades is a refresh of Dollywood's Country Fair area, where the Demolition Derby, Lemon Twist, and Sky Rider riders are located. Some of the other upgrades include a new 750-space parking lot, a new restaurant, and a permanent Imagination Playhouse. Friday's event also kicks off the I Will Always Love You Music Festival, a celebration of Dolly's iconic song of the same name. Laurel Falls Trail is closed, here's where to go in the Smokies instead Earlier this year, Dollywood hosted several hiring events to find staff to fulfil jobs across the park, with the park hiring staff for areas in it's award winning and culinary and merchandise teams, as well as life guards and front desk positions. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
